The Art of Happiness

surface, it can in fact be harmful. There are manyexamples of the dangers of going to extremes, ofextreme behavior. I think that by examining thesesituations you’il be able to see that theconsequence of going to extremes is that you,yourself, will eventually suffer. For example, on aplanetary scale if we engage in excessive fishing,without proper regard for long-termconsequences, without a sense of responsibility,then it results in depletion of the fish population...Or sexual behavior. Of course there is thebiological sexual drive for reproduction and soon, and the satisfaction one gets from sexualactivity. But if sexual behavior becomes extreme,without proper responsibility, it leads to so manyproblems, abuses ... like sexual abuse andincest.”“You mentioned that in addition to a feeling of